Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of young people aged 15–24 by sex
Background Characteristics | All (n = 492) | Male (n = 247) | Female (n = 245) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Age (in years): | ||||
15–19 | 108 | 57 (23.0) | 51 (20.7) | 0.605 |
20–24 | 384 | 190 (77.0) | 194 (79.3) | |
Marital Status: | ||||
Ever married | 265 | 33 (13.4) | 233 (95.0) | <0.001* |
Never married | 226 | 214 (86.6) | 12 (5.0) | |
Place of origin: | ||||
Rural | 296 | 139 (56.3) | 157 (64.2) | 0.187 |
Urban | 196 | 108 (43.7) | 88 (35.8) | |
Ever studied at school: | ||||
Yes | 469 | 243 (98.3) | 226 (92.2) | 0.011* |
No | 23 | 4 (1.7) | 19 (7.8) | |
Education: | ||||
Some secondary and belowa | 168 | 41 (16.4) | 127 (52.0) | <0.001* |
SLC and above | 324 | 206 (83.6) | 118 (48.0) | |
Ethnicity: | ||||
Tibeto-Burmese | 214 | 106 (42.9) | 108 (44.3) | 0.799 |
Indo-Aryan | 278 | 141 (57.1) | 137 (55.7) | |
Religion: | ||||
Hindu | 400 | 197 (79.6) | 203 (83.1) | 0.408 |
Non-Hindub | 92 | 50 (20.4) | 42 (16.9) | |
Occupation: | ||||
Non-students | 277 | 74 (29.7) | 203 (83.1) | <0.001* |
Students | 215 | 173 (70.3) | 42 (16.9) | |
Source of income: | ||||
Parents and others | 432 | 205 (83.1) | 227 (92.6) | 0.012* |
Self | 60 | 42 (16.9) | 18 (7.4) | |
Age at the first sexual intercourse | ||||
12–15 | 42 | 20 (8.0) | 22 (9.1) | 0.051 |
16–19 | 306 | 165 (67.1) | 141 (57.5) | |
20–24 | 144 | 62 (25.0) | 82 (33.4) | |
Relationship type | ||||
Spouse | 255 | 22 (8.8) | 233 (95.0) | |
Boy/girlfriend | 215 | 205 (82.9) | 10 (4.3) | <0.001* |
Familiar person/sex workerc | 22 | 20 (8.3) | 2 (0.7) | |
Type of participation | ||||
Willingly | 457 | 241 (97.7) | 216 (88.3) | <0.001* |
Unwillingly/forcefully | 35 | 6 (2.3) | 29 (11.7) | |
No. of sexual partners in life time | ||||
One | 451 | 107 (43.1) | 244 (99.7) | <0.001* |
Two and more | 141 | 140 (56.9) | 1 (0.3) | |
Ever discussed of safe sex with partner | ||||
No | 120 | 50 (20.3) | 70 (28.4) | 0.100 |
Yes | 372 | 197 (79.7) | 175 (71.6) | |
Ever discussed of contraceptive use | ||||
No | 68 | 20 (8.2) | 48 (19.6) | 0.002* |
Yes | 424 | 227 (91.8) | 197 (80.4) | |
Source of SRH information | ||||
Radio | 391 | 212 (85.9) | 178 (72.9) | 0.002* |
Television | 70 | 26 (10.7) | 44 (17.9) | |
Friends, teachers and others | 31 | 8 (3.4) | 23 (9.3) | |